cyme
noun
ˈsīm 
: an inflorescence in which each floral axis terminates in a single flower
especially : a determinate inflorescence of this type containing several flowers with the first-opening central flower terminating the main axis and subsequent flowers developing from lateral buds see inflorescence illustration
Word History
Etymology
New Latin cyma, from Latin, cabbage sprout, from Greek kyma swell, wave, cabbage sprout, from kyein to be pregnant; akin to Sanskrit śvayati it swells, grows
First Known Use
1794, in the meaning defined above